Eliyahu M. Goldratt (1948 - ) is an Israel-born physicist turned business consultant, the originator of the theory of constraints (abbreviation: TOC). He claims that he applied the scientific method to resolving some permanent problems of organizations.

He is the author of several business novels. The Goal introduces TOC's accounting and process improvement aspects; it is considered by some to be an important work on the topic of focused performance improvement. It was followed by:

• It's Not Luck , which applies TOC to the problem of adapting an organization to changes in its market,

• Critical Chain, on the use of TOC in project management, and

• Necessary But Not Sufficient , which makes Toc's utility in problems outside manufacturing and other operations fields clear.

See also

• List of theory of constraints topics

References

• Eliyahu M. Goldratt, Jeff Cox. The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement. ISBN 0884270610
• Eliyahu M. Goldratt. It's Not Luck. ISBN 0884271153
• Eliyahu M. Goldratt. Critical Chain. ISBN 0884271536
• Eliyahu M. Goldratt, Eli Schragenheim, Carol A. Ptak. Necessary But Not Sufficient. ISBN 0884271706
• Eliyahu M. Goldratt and Robert E. Fox. The Race. ISBN 0884270629
• Eliyahu M. Goldratt. Theory of Constraints. ISBN 0884271668
• Lisa J. Scheinkopf. Thinking for a Change: Putting the TOC Thinking Processes to Use. ISBN 1574441019
• Eli Schragenheim. Management Dilemmas: The Theory of Constraints Approach to Problem Identification and Solutions. ISBN 1574442228
• Dettmer, H. William Dettmer. Breaking the Constraints to World Class Performance ISBN 0-87389-437-5 is a thorough user's guide from ASQ's Quality Press (http://qualitypress.asq.org/)
• _____. , ISBN 0-87389-370-0 is a complete reference manual, also from ASQ's Quality Press.

External links

• Goldratt Institute web site